New Cart choice! Shure V15V w Jico SAS, or Nagaoka MP-150

With the JICO you have a bit different outcomes with the different V15V variants. The top ones like the V15V-MR has spit pole pins and a very flat frequency response with the original Shure stylus. A JICO SAS will give a peak in the 10-20 kHz region and it probably sounds better if the resistance in RIAA stage is lowered (e.g. 30-40 kOhm). For the Shure V15Vx variants that have a sloping high frequency response the peaking of the SAS stylus makes it sound more neutral. The main point with the SAS is however not whether the frequency response is perfectly linear. It is the distorsion, which is very low, and the very good channel balance and low crosstalk (down to -40 dB).

Here is a comparison of my Shure V15Vx old SAS boron with a new SAS boron:

Unless LP Gear says otherwise, I'd play it safe and order the one that claims to be specifically compatible with the OP's cartridge.
"The Jico SAS VN5MR stylus is used with the Shure V15 Type V, Shure V15V, Shure V15VMR, Shure V15 V-P, Shure VST-V VST V, and Shure ULTRA 500 phono cartridges."

I would add that when a cartridge manufacturer makes a cartridge and equips it with their own dedicated stylus, that is the sound they expect that cartridge to make. If you switch to a different brand of stylus or even a different stylus of the original brand which will fit your cartridge, it will always sound different. You may not like the different sound. I feel that some don't know what they are listening to or may have buyer's remorse after blowing a wad on anything, so they tell everyone that what they bought is the best there is, so as not to appear stupid. If any cartridge manufacture thought that a Jico stylus made their cartridge sound better, they'd either copy the Jico stylus or equip their cartridges with a genuine Jico stylus. Stick with the original, it's often the best(and wisest economical choice).

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I concur with your opinion, fact is the original stylus for a V15V is not available since some 15 years, except doubtful NOS units at astronomic prices.

JICO is one of a few styli manufacturers remaining. They do not pull models. They give priority as to whom can purchase them. JICO supplies Tonar which has to be the largest aftermarket styli brand. JICO also supplies various retailers. Nothing about JICO is uncertain.

JICO is one of a few styli manufacturers remaining. They do not pull models. They give priority as to whom can purchase them. JICO supplies Tonar which has to be the largest aftermarket styli brand. JICO also supplies various retailers. Nothing about JICO is uncertain.

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Whoooooa Tonar!!

I think that sale price was there for a while, good stuff, I’d def be interest to hear how the sas works out for you

That LP Gear SAS for my type V is the original boron SAS which I don't think they make anymore.

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They still do. When they cut the prices of their neoSAS stylii by more than half, there were a lot of strange things happening. First they probably got a lot of orders, I got one of the last ones in December. My neoSAS/R was faulty by the way, and they did answer one mail after this but then nothing. I never got a replaced one.

In addition to lower the prices they also put back the old boron SAS stylii back on the home page to almost the same low prices as before they removed (they first claimed that these boron stylii no longer could be obtained, hence the production of the sapphire neoSAS). A few weeks later all SAS were pulled back from the homepage (probably something to do with their relationship with big dealers such as LPGear who still sold the stylii at the original high prices, and perhaps also as they claim that it was due to too many orders that they could not cope with that.)

After this I ordered a new original boron SAS from LPGear. A lot of questions arise:

Why did they remove the boron SAS from the homepage in the first place? No boron cantilevers? To release an updated neoSAS to sell more?
Why did the cut the prices of the neoSAS in December 2017 by more than half?
Why did they put back the original SAS with boron cantilevers at even lower prices than the neoSAS?
Why did they remove all SAS from the homepage and made it impossible to order them?